Cost of living comparison
Spain is 92.4% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Spain instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.73
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.62
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.92
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.97
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.69
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.49
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.25
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.23
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.20
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.89
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.02
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD248.10
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD248,101.84
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.99
|
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.74
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,339.19
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,398.61
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD306.31
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,179.76
|
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,719.07
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.22
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.49
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.71
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.80
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.51
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD582.17
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD477.60
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD792.62
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD757.35
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
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